The Dialogue: My View from Mitrovica

The technical dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia started in 2011 and resulted in 33 agreements. The agreements impacted various areas of people’s lives, including freedom of movement, civil registries, cadastral records, customs, local governance in the north, recognition of diplomas, regional cooperation, energy, telecommunication, justice, etc. Improving the lives of citizens and cooperation between them […]

Naim Rashiti’s Address to Members of the European Parliament on ‘Beyond Accession: Irreversibility of the Rule of Law’

18 March 2019 – Naim Rashiti’s address (edited talking points) to Members of the European Parliament (AFET and LIBE Committees) on ‘Beyond Accession: Irreversibility of the Rule of Law’  Ten challenges to the irreversibility of the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans  1. Accession and EU integration form the key basis for reforms in […]

Education and research in Western Balkan Region: An assessment of countries’ experiences and their performance in EU funded programmes (Case study: Albania, Kosovo and Serbia)

This regional study is prepared within the project “Creating synergy in Western Balkans for strengthening education, research and science”, supported by Western Balkan Fund. It is implemented by a team of experts from European Movement Albania in partnership with Balkans Policy Research Group, Kosovo and European Movement Novi Sad, Serbia.

Roundtable on Inclusion of Women: Unequal representation of women in politics and decision-making

26 February 2019 – Balkans Policy Research Group organised a roundtable on “Women Inclusion: Inequality of gender representation in politics and decision-making”. The policy dialogue event was organised to discuss and enhance the women inclusion in politics, institutions and decision-making on the basis of the findings of the BPRG’s recent Policy article “Women in Politics – […]

Regional Forum on Education and Research in Western Balkan Region: An assessment of countries’ experiences and their performance in EU funded programmes (Albania, Kosovo and Serbia)

22 February 2019 – European Movement Albania (lead) together with Balkans Policy Research Group and European Movement Novi Sad organised the conference “Regional Forum on Education and Research in Western Balkan Region: An assessment of countries’ experiences and their performance in EU funded programmes”, with the support of Western Balkans Fund (WBF). The report findings […]

Women in Politics: Gender (In)Equality in Politics and Decision-making

11 February 2019 – With the aim of strengthening Kosovo’s democracy, the latest article from Balkans Group “Women in Politics: Gender (In)Equality in Politics and Decision-making” reviews the unfavourable position of women and lack of represnetation in politics and the insitutions of the country. The Law on Gender Equality is intended to guarantee equal representation of both […]